I started my first bank account when I was about 8 years old with 500 pennies - carefully counted and wrapped. My mom would help me pull the "really old" ones out just for fun. I think I still have some of those old pennies sitting in a jar somewhere in my boxes. I found this post at my other blog. I'm cleaning that one up and will transfer some of the stuff here.
Don't you think a country that makes a coin like this would probably be the place that was bothered by whether their leader bowls or drinks orange juice or has a silly pastor? But in this strange world, somehow it's the country with eagles and presidents that's has the goofy media all knotted up over trivialities.
Working for a non-profit means you are always counting your pocket
change. In Canada, a significant amount of money can be tearing a hole
in your pocket with loonies (one dollar coins) and the inventive follow
up, toonies (two dollar coin). In 2004, the Canadian mint produced a quarter with a design by
11 year old, Nick Wooster. I never saw too many of these but if I did I'd happily mix them around with the
loonies and toonies. It's important not to take yourself too seriously.
Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely
has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them,
and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble.